2021-04-07 15:42
Hydrogen paste may be an alternative hydrogen fuel for fuel cell vehicles to filling up with compressed hydrogen gas.
Created by The Fraunhofer Institute, this particular substance has beco… Read More
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2021-03-26 19:38
Canadian Pacific’s southern merger puts zero-carb freight in easy reach
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Canadian Pacific Railway has throttled-up the transition to zero-carbon freight m… Read More
2021-03-06 15:39
One of the biggest names in hydrogen fuel cell truck production, Hyzon, have just entered into a SPAC deal that could be valued as high as $2.6bn.
The partnership will see Hyzon Motors move… Read More
2021-02-05 23:38
The 2021 Toyota Mirai might be one of the most exciting developments for commercial fuel cell vehicles. This hydrogen fuel-cell sedan brings with it all of the life, charisma, and energy th… Read More
2021-01-14 16:11
For years, hydrogen fuel has been viewed through two prisms including the ability to give us a potential solution for long-term ethical energy, and the mass challenges that we face in turni… Read More
2021-01-06 06:58
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
If you’ve ever seen a slow-motion video of a dropped glass object shattering, then—the video reversed—reassembling to form the whole again, y… Read More
2020-12-08 23:45
As one of the leading names in the fight to develop more eco-friendly vehicles, Toyota has been pushing for a more ethical approach to vehicle development with some success. Now, though, th… Read More
2020-11-11 05:30
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
In the late 1800s Nikola Tesla took Thomas Edison’s DC and alternated the polarity back and forth so that its voltage could be stepped up by a transforme… Read More
2020-11-11 05:30
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
updated 12/21/2020
In the late 1800s Nikola Tesla took Thomas Edison’s DC and alternated the polarity back and forth so that its voltage could be stepped… Read More
2020-11-06 22:45
Fuel cell manufacturers are constantly looking for solutions that allows for maximum performance and efficiency. That is why the development of polyphthalamide for use in fuel cells is so i… Read More
2020-10-11 16:05
The German auto giant’s truck unit, Daimler, which relied on advanced technology for decades, is now all set to rollout a fuel cell that is capable of covering a distance of 600 miles… Read More
2020-09-23 23:14
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
New Testament, Book of Matthew, Chapter 7, verse 3: And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam tha… Read More
2020-09-07 02:32
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
In case you came in late, the synthesis epoch is when we started making stuff like fertilizer from renewable energy which, in the previous extraction epoch, we… Read More
2020-09-04 17:07
A $7 million grant has been provided to Cummins by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The award will provide the manufacturer with the a… Read More
2020-08-19 04:06
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Archimedes is quoted as saying, “Give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth.”
Bell Telephone Laboratories gave mankind the tran… Read More
2020-08-19 04:06
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Archimedes is quoted as saying, “Give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth.”
Bell Telephone Laboratories gave mankind the tran… Read More
2020-08-02 15:40
As one of the most promising green technologies that we have, the use of hydrogen fuel cells in cars is a huge deal. This could be the industry change that allows us to move into an era whe… Read More
2020-07-27 00:47
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Very different processes distribute the earth’s mineral wealth and the political configurations of its surface. Though different, they coincide in ways t… Read More
2020-07-17 02:39
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Davidson College is near our NC home and its proximity offers neighbors access to an astonishing parade of great minds. In 1962 I met cosmologist George Gamow… Read More
2020-07-12 16:28
H2X Australia is a company that has been working on some interesting new projects, with the aim being to build industrial vehicles and passenger cars using a fuel cell/ultracapacitor hybrid… Read More
2020-06-20 23:56
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
The world may little note nor long remember the routine June 8, 2020, press release by Germany’s venerable Thyssenkrupp industrial giant. But to me it is… Read More
2020-06-04 20:56
Hydrogen usage in various forms of aviation has become a major focus in recent years. It’s seen as a crucial part of the next phase which can allow us to fly aircraft without the mass… Read More
2020-05-03 15:48
The COVID-19 lockdown offers plenty of chances for us to think about ways to advance the use of green hydrogen in the marketplace. One such solution comes from Nel Hydrogen and PNNL.
The te… Read More
2020-04-21 02:53
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Many of us who saw the hydrogen transition coming over two decades ago are frustrated by writers today who feel obliged to apologize for the vast amount of hyd… Read More
2020-04-04 21:38
For some time now, much research has been put into coming up with new fuel cell technology solutions. With the importance of such technology for the future of the planet, it makes sense tha… Read More
2020-03-14 15:59
I’ve been talking about the world-changing effect that natural hydrogen could have on the world green economy since at least 2013. It’s easy to see why the use of naturally occu… Read More
2020-02-11 16:22
Two auto experts, Honda and Isuzu are working together to research the development of hydrogen fuel cells that could power heavy-duty trucks. This would mean that they could turn some of t… Read More
2020-01-18 21:53
For years, talk of being able to turn to hydrogen as an energy source has been seen as a holy grail. The main reason for having doubts about using natural hydrogen as a fuel came from the l… Read More
2019-12-22 00:55
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
When Russia and Japan recently exchanged econdev ideas (December 2019) at the ministerial level, two of the specifics discussed were hydrogen product… Read More
2019-12-12 05:04
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Thank you, Bill Vantuono, for your Railway Age, November 15, 2019, introduction to a long overdue American first: San Bernardino’s history-mak… Read More
2019-12-02 04:39
by guest blogger, Stan Thompson
Let’s limit the damage to hydrogen progress caused by “friendly fire.” Good reportage, scholarship and fair play do not require that every a… Read More
2019-11-24 17:37
I lived in Redlands, California and its neighboring city Mentone for several years so this story hits home for me. I now live 30 minutes away so you can bet I’ll be “all aboard… Read More
2019-11-16 00:48
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Everything seems to have a Ukraine connection these days. Why not hydrail (H2 fuel cell rail traction)?
Per Wikipedia, in 1880, several years before Queen Vict… Read More
2019-11-05 17:56
The European Union has decided to take action on climate change. One recent example of this has been their talk of hydrogen fuel cells as a future means of powering cars. In a bid to show t… Read More
2019-10-11 00:55
While Hyundai is always known for its innovations and ideas outside of the box, 2019 has been a particularly creative year for the company. Indeed, they have recently made a partnership wit… Read More
2019-09-22 16:12
A report from Bloomberg says that hydrogen fuel might be about to become a lot cheaper than it presently is. Hydrogen gas production costs are falling, and experts predict that in the years… Read More
2019-08-11 14:58
BMW has finally committed to the creation of a commercial hydrogen fuel cell car in the near future.
This FC car has been over 2 1/2 decades in
the making, with the German car maker w… Read More
2019-07-14 23:33
Hydrogen fueling stations are becoming more and more popular. The fact that one just blew up in Norway, though, might make you think twice about using one (if you are a naysayer).
How… Read More
2019-06-23 23:17
The University of Waterloo has done a fine
job of coming up with a robust idea for cheaper fuel cell for cars. This could mean
that we spend less on fuel cell cars, and get greater efficienc… Read More
2019-05-26 14:44
Underwater solar cells are being used to
help create cheap hydrogen fuel directly from water. By using the power of the
sun, the plan is simple: make sure that we can create hydrogen fro… Read More
2019-04-06 17:43
By guest blogger Stan Thompson
Bill Thunberg and I, two of the
three founders of the Mooresville Hydrail
Initiative (Google it), are also members of the Mooresville NC, USA, Rotary
Club… Read More
2019-03-14 14:40
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Fifteen years ago
the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy introduced the public to
the hydrail future of the railway industry in an invit… Read More
2019-03-07 17:31
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have developed new fuel cell materials
that are based on nanomaterials. Extremely flexible nanomaterials are able to lower
the cost than what it is ava… Read More
2019-02-21 22:47
As fuel cell
vehicles rollout in California, Germany, Japan, the UK and elsewhere, creating
an abundance of hydrogen is key to the success of the adoption of the vehicles.
As fuel cell vehic… Read More
2019-01-25 19:46
A team led by Jay Schmuecker has created a hydrogen-ammonia
tractor upon an Iowa farm plus a whole solar system to provide the fuel.
This incredible new system could be a game-changer for… Read More
2018-12-04 05:00
by guest blogger, Stan Thompson
When Dr. Holger Busche conceived wind turbine powered commuter trains for Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, back in 1998, he probably had a business model in mind… Read More
2018-11-30 22:28
For the first time in their history, Mercedes-Benz has handed over their first ever GLC F-CELL vehicles to members of the German auto market. This new vehicle makes use of fuel cells and pl… Read More
2018-09-26 15:32
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
On Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Bremervörde, in the State of Niedersachsen, Germany, I boarded the first intercity hydrail train—my dream since 20… Read More
2018-09-17 17:33
The Mooresville Hydrail Initiative, begun in August, 2003, as an invited proposal to the US DOT’s Volpe “think tank”, reached its primary goal this mornin… Read More
2018-09-05 03:17
a first step toward bringing hydrail back home
by guest blogger, Stan Thompson
North Carolina operates its own passenger railway service. The State Department of Transportation has begun pla… Read More
2018-08-14 15:54
A few days ago I posted in my social media channels the idea of putting a hydrogen fueling station in Mesa Verde, California which is on the border with Arizona. I’ve had a couple of… Read More
2018-07-30 22:30
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
(a version of this blog first appeared in my Mooresville Tribune column)
Still hanging in the air is the sensationalism smoke (“Oh, the humanity!”)… Read More
2018-06-18 03:56
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
The University of Rome II at Tor Vergata hosted the Thirteenth International Hydrail Conference the week of June 4, 2018, and it was a delightful success! Prof… Read More
2018-05-14 03:27
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
Last Thursday (10 May 2018), Choe San-Hun wrote in the New York Times that, during their recent historic encounter, South Korean President Moon Jae-in handed N… Read More
2018-05-07 21:11
The last time I had talked about the Audi A7 H-Tron was back in August 2015 so this is an update as Audi expects to start rolling out the latest iteration of this fuel cell vehicle within… Read More
2018-04-16 01:52
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
A major milestone in railway history was passed on April 13, 2018, when Alstom Transport’s Coradia iLint hydrail [hydrogen fuel cell rail] train made a … Read More
2018-03-13 21:02
Pininfarina has decided to make it official and bring their hydrogen fuel cell H2 Speed racecar from concept status to commercial status, rolling it out in limited numbers.
I’ve talk… Read More
2018-02-12 22:37
by guest Blogger Stan Thompson
A headline in the January 2018 online issue of Britain’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers publication is the latest hydrail transition landmark:
Trans… Read More
2018-02-04 17:43
Forze VII
I’ve talked about the Forze Delft hydrogen racing team many times before starting in 2008. Be that as it may, I think it is time for an update about the Forze VII and what th… Read More
2017-12-19 17:24
A natural vent in Turkey where pure hydrogen seeps out.
In 2009, geologists discovered a new, previously unknown natural phenomenon: some places on the Earth’s crust were seeping hydro… Read More
2017-11-30 18:07
Baker, CA Hydrogen Fueling Station Proposal
A couple of months back I wrote two articles titled “1st Interstate H2 Highway in the USA Rolls Out September 2017” and “1st In… Read More
2017-10-26 15:55
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of communicating with Jennifer Gangi (@fuelcellgirl) who is the FCS&EE spokesperson for the upcoming Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition (November 7… Read More
2017-10-14 17:31
Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell SUV is a plug-in hybrid fuel cell electric vehicle which is in pre-production and will be the first of its kind when it rolls out commercially in the summer of 2018… Read More
2017-10-08 15:57
October 8th is National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day every year now since the 114th U. S. Congress made a unanimous declaration pushing this day into existence on September 28, 2015.
My web… Read More
2017-09-27 18:17
Now we are talking about Hydrogen and Fuel Cell FUTURE: “China targets 1 million hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles by 2030” — Nasdaq
HydrogenCarsNow.com and this… Read More
2017-09-16 12:07
If you have been waiting in vain for one of the last articles in this series to be published, I hope you will forgive me for the delay. I have been working with another type of zero-polluti… Read More
2017-09-13 16:44
Well, slap me silly and call me Sally (and never, ever call me Shirley), the long-shot fuel cell caravan inaugurating the 1st Interstate Hydrogen Highway in the USA came to fruition on Mond… Read More
2017-09-02 18:48
I floated this story out over Twitter a couple of days ago and there was less than a yawn in response. So, I’m going to try again to convey why this new Cryo-Fluid Capacitor (not flux… Read More
2017-08-19 17:47
Since 2013, Hyundai began selling commercial hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Today, Hyundai is selling its FCEV (Tucson Fuel Cell or ix35 Fuel Cell depending upon the market) in 18 different co… Read More
2017-08-09 16:04
Mega-environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore has released his new movie, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” which I highly recommend viewing. The movie fast for… Read More
2017-07-29 13:22
“I don’t believe that a hydrogen economy depends on a carbon economy at all.” Larry Burns
My interpretation of Larry Burns’ quote is that he anticipates power f… Read More
2017-07-22 12:35
“I believe fuel cells could end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine.” — William Clay Ford, Jr.
Henry… Read More
2017-07-15 10:02
“If society’s goals are to reduce carbon from the transportation side, they only have a few options and from our point of view, the fuel cell is the most compelling one.&rdq&hell…Read More
2017-07-11 17:45
The 1st Interstate H2 Highway in the USA will roll out in September 2017. A hydrogen car motorcade will start at the ITM Power hydrogen fueling station in Riverside, California and end at Ma… Read More
2017-07-08 19:57
“We must move away from our dependency on fossil fuels, and I am glad that GM has invested over $1 billion in hydrogen fuel cells cars to meet this goal.” — Albert Wynn, Un… Read More
2017-07-01 12:02
“The reality about transportation is that it’s future-oriented. If we’re planning for what we have, we’re behind the curve.”  &hell…Read More
2017-06-24 11:58
“The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in agriculture or industry, have never come from centralized government… Read More
2017-06-22 03:09
by guest blogger, Stan Thompson
The Twelfth International Hydrail Conference next week (27-28 June 2017) in Graz, Austria, will be very different from the first of its kind in Charlotte NC… Read More
2017-06-17 12:29
“It will take a combined effort of academia, government, and industry to bring about the change from a gasoline economy to a hydrogen economy. The forces are building and progress is… Read More
2017-06-10 11:05
“We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and wind turbines.”  &hell…Read More
2017-06-03 12:36
“Solar power, wind power, the way forward is to collaborate with nature – it’s the only way we are going to get to the other end of the 21st century.” &nb&hell…Read More
2017-05-27 10:28
“The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.” Ralph Nader
Wikipedia wisdom states, &l&helli…Read More
2017-05-20 12:42
“Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing.” Wernher von Braun
The NASA space program initiated the commercial use of hydrogen in fuel cells t… Read More
2017-05-18 03:17
Graz, Austria — 27-28 June, 2017
by guest blogger, Stan Thompson
It’s been a dozen years since former Mooresville, NC, USA, Mayor Bill Thunberg, Appalachian State University… Read More
2017-05-13 12:45
“That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced.&r&hell…Read More
2017-05-06 11:34
“I believe fuel cells could end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine.” William Clay Ford, Jr… Read More
2017-04-29 11:50
“A rocket will never leave the Earth’s atmosphere.” New York Times, 1936
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched… Read More
2017-04-22 10:57
“When I hear people blaming the automobile for global warming, I have to chuckle. It’s not the car. It’s the fuel.” &n&helli…Read More
2017-04-18 18:56
A fuel cell range extended electric vehicle (FC REEV) was introduced at the International Motor Symposium in Vienna. According to Magna International Inc., this combines the power of hydrog… Read More
2017-04-15 12:07
“We would like to be still selling cars when there’s no more gasoline. And no one is coming to our door asking us to build a new electric car.”— Craig Scott, Toyota… Read More
2017-04-14 03:43
by guest blogger Stan Thompson
If anyone out there is a friend of CNN’s Nadine Schmidt, please do five things:
Buy Nadine a really nice steak dinner!
Thank her for her excell… Read More
2017-04-10 16:40
FEV has developed a fuel cell range extender and successfully integrated it in the subcompact category of the current battery-electric vehicle (BEV). In order to demonstrate the compatibilit… Read More
2017-04-08 13:23
“A man with a new idea is a crank until he succeeds.” – Mark Twain
Can science find a detour to the Hydrogen Economy?
Serious scientists believe that, before an infrastruct… Read More
2017-04-01 12:22
“Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining.” Bill Gaede
The first ‘Hypercars’ were… Read More
2017-03-25 12:28
“I realized that energy was at the root of many security, development, and environment problems,” Amory Lovins
Doomsday prophet, socio-economic genius or… Read More
2017-03-18 12:03
“A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist, and evolutionary strategist.” – Buckminster Fuller
The 1973 oil embargo caused a n… Read More
2017-03-11 13:31
“I don’t think we’re going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that’s the reality.” -Carly Fiorina, former Republic… Read More
2017-03-04 13:55
“We aren’t addicted to oil, but our cars are.” – James Woolsey, national security and energy specialist
Wake up World!&nbs&helli…Read More
2017-02-25 12:12
“A lasting lesson of the crisis years is the power of markets and their ability to adjust to disruptions, if government allows them to.” Daniel Yerg… Read More
2017-02-18 12:27
“Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.” Carlos Ghosn, CEO Nissan-Renault
The ba… Read More
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